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White working-class children have to be exceptional or exceptionally lucky to succeed, Phillipson says

Ms Phillipson said the group had been failed by the ‘distant dream’ of social mobility that had lifted only a ‘lucky few’ – including herself – out of poverty

The Independent UK

Why Bridget Phillipson has accused the Tories of a ‘manufactured smear’

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The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson accuses Tories of ‘manufactured smear’ over sale of mother’s council house

Education secretary accused Kemi Badenoch’s party of ‘losing the argument’ days after ‘spiteful class warrior’ jibe

The Independent UK

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Ellie Goulding among names calling for Preston Davey inquiry as petition passes 100,000 signatures

The 13-month old boy was sexually abused and murdered by his adoptive father, who was a former high school teacher

The Independent UK

High-performing schools in England ‘should be encouraged to admit more white working-class pupils’

Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographic

The Guardian - UK

London heatwave triggers record life-threatening emergency calls as UK hits hottest June day at 36.7C

Temperatures reached 32C in the capital on Thursday and Friday is set to be even hotter

Evening Standard

Bridget Phillipson admits EHRC’s trans guidance ‘will not satisfy everyone’

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$Labour MPs criticise language used by Kemi Badenoch in fractious PMQs$

Labour MPs criticise language used by Kemi Badenoch in fractious PMQs

Tory leader reprimanded by speaker for invective against minister and saying Starmer had ‘400 knives in his back’

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson hits out at ‘deeply unpleasant targeting’ of trans people in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Bridget Phillipson admitted that the EHRC’s guidance will not satisfy everyone, but admitted that the wider debate has become ‘deeply unpleasant’

The Independent UK

Graceless Kemi concedes not a croak of kindness for newly liberated Keir

It is customary to say something complimentary about a departing PM but the Tory leader couldn’t meet the moment

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson accuses Kemi Badenoch of ‘losing her head’ after fiery PMQs

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The Independent UK

Senior minister claims Badenoch compared her to a Gestapo officer in heated clash after PMQs

Kemi Badenoch singled out the education secretary for criticism during Prime Minister’s Questions

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer bats away criticism of front and backbenchers in PMQs bout

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle interrupted the leaders’ Wednesday session and urged them to choose their words carefully.

Evening Standard

Burnham looms large at PMQs: Badenoch mocks Starmer for Labour axing him for 'pair of eyelashes and a T-shirt'

SKETCH: Tory leader Mrs Badenoch tears into Sir Keir’s Cabinet ministers after his resignation

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The Guardian - UK

Who is likely to be in or out of a Burnham cabinet?

Big hitters such as Miliband, Mahmood and Streeting are seen as in line for the top jobs; others face an abrupt end to their ministerial careers

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of schools in England and Wales to close in heatwave

Unions say it is dangerous for schools to stay open in high temperatures

The Independent UK

Will schools close as temperatures hit 38C in the June heatwave?

Teachers and unions say schools can become unbearably hot for students and staff

The Guardian - UK

VAT on private school fees not caused exodus to state sector, says Bridget Phillipson

Education secretary cites admissions data for England, saying Labour is ‘rebalancing the system to focus on 94% of kids in state schools’

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The Independent UK

Survivors of forced adoption to receive long-awaited apology from UK government

An estimated 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Forced adoption survivors to get full apology from UK government, says Phillipson

Education secretary describes historical practice in England as a ‘shameful period’ in country’s history

Evening Standard

Government to apologise on behalf of the state for historical forced adoption

Around 185,000 children were estimated to have been taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales.

Evening Standard

Meat free meals at London school win chef top Jamie Oliver award

Tracy Nwabia won the Chef Champion Award for creating vegetarian meals for neurodiverse children in Bermondsey

The Independent UK

China’s universities cut thousands of ‘obsolete’ arts degrees in AI overhaul

Nearly a third of China’s university programmes have been impacted

The Guardian - UK

Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens

Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity

The Guardian - UK

Labour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten

An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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